A 13-year-old girl in British Columbia who was hospitalized with bird flu for several weeks late last year harbored a mutated version of the virus, according to a report published this week in the New ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On Dec. 31, UCSF'S Dr. Charles Chiu and his colleagues were in a lab when they found what they are calling"L-452R," a California variant of COVID-19. "We actually discovered ...

Viruses closely related to the deadly MERS coronavirus are lurking in bats and one group, known as HKU5, may be just one mutation away from making the jump to humans. A new study reveals how these ...

A rare genetic mutation appears to make people basically invulnerable to viruses – and it could potentially be harnessed as a therapy. Researchers have now shown this surprising viral protection can ...

Delhi and its neighbouring cities are witnessing a noticeable rise in H3N2 influenza cases, with doctors reporting more ...

H5N1 bird flu isn’t going away. In fact, the virus continues to spin off new versions that outcompete their predecessors, posing a challenge for keeping it from jumping into people, poultry and other ...

Infections have increased sharply in recent weeks. April 27, 2014— -- Cases of the MERS Coronavirus have significantly increased in the last few months, and in recent weeks there have been ...

A man living with advanced HIV carried COVID-19 for more than 750 days. During the chronic infection, the virus mutated ...

US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr has announced he is cancelling US$500 million (£374 million) of research into mRNA vaccines, citing unproven concerns about their safety and long-term effects.